12 burning questions now we have after the ‘Severance’ Season 2 trailer

The Severance Season 2 trailer lastly instructed us what occurred after Season 1’s gnarly cliffhanger — nevertheless it additionally left us with a ton extra questions. To be honest, I would not anticipate something much less. Would Severance actually be Severance with out a number of scrumptious mysteries to select by way of?

From Lumon’s doubtful claims of “severance reform” to a shock subject journey, we have damaged down the 12 greatest questions now we have from the Severance Season 2 trailer. We hope you get pleasure from every of those questions equally.

1. So “severance reform” is a complete lie, proper?

On the finish of Severance Season 1, Innies Mark S. (Adam Scott), Helly R. (Britt Decrease), Irving B. (John Turturro), and Dylan G. (Zach Cherry) made their approach into the skin world utilizing Lumon’s additional time contingency. Lumon switched them again, however not earlier than the Innies may do some harm. Most got here courtesy of Helly R., whose Outie is Helena Eagan, daughter of Lumon’s present CEO. Helly R. took the stage at a Lumon gala and revealed how the corporate mainly tortures the Innies. There is no approach Lumon does not punish her and the remainder of the Innies after that, proper?

But the Season 2 trailer says in any other case. For starters, the entire group is again collectively, unhurt. And apparently, they’ve pushed Lumon to higher its therapy of severed employees.

“What you all did was one of the most painful moments in the history of this company,” supervisor Mr. Milchick (Tramell Tillman) tells Mark. “But the four of you have become known as the face of severance reform.”

He even fingers Mark a replica of a newspaper — The Kier Chronicle — as proof. The entrance web page reveals a picture of the MDR group using in a parade of their honor. However let’s be trustworthy, that picture has been doctored to hell and again. For starters, the precise picture of the ticker tape parade comes from President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s 1960 go to to Rio de Janeiro. Simply look:

In the meantime, the picture of the severed workers comes from the picture Milchick took of the MDR group on Helly’s very first day. I might acknowledge these poses wherever!

So why is Milchick mendacity about severance reform within the exterior world? Is he attempting to assuage the MDR group and make them suppose they’re being heard? That looks like an entire lot of effort for workers you may simply hearth. In spite of everything, Lumon’s executed worse for much less — consider Burt’s (Chrisopher Walken) pressured retirement from Season 1. Why, then, are Mark, Helly, Irving, and Dylan so vital they cannot simply be fired for his or her indiscretions?

2. I ask once more: What does macrodata refinement (MDR) actually do?

The Season 2 trailer introduces a number of new forged members, together with Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as a Lumon worker who delivers the ominous line, “Their work will be remembered as one of the greatest moments of this planet.”

So what’s that work? Why is it so momentous? And the way does sorting numbers into packing containers have such an ideal impression on this planet?

My finest guess is that the work has one thing to do with resurrection. As we realized in Season 1, Mark’s Outie’s late spouse Gemma was in some way introduced again to life as Lumon wellness counselor Ms. Casey (Dichen Lachman). Might the good work MDR is doing in some way contain dishonest dying?

3. How will Mark free Ms. Casey?

Innie Mark reveals to his group that Gemma is Ms. Casey and that he desires to attempt to free her from Lumon. I am all for this being the large mission of the season, however the logistics are already stressing me out. Even when they do discover her, how will they get her out of this very safe constructing? And do they actually suppose Mr. Milchick will not discover the lacking posters they’ve made? In the event that they get caught, I wager these so-called severance reforms will disappear, lickety-split.

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Final we noticed, Ms. Casey was despatched to the mysterious testing ground — the elevator to which Irving’s Outie has been portray obsessively for who is aware of how lengthy. Now that his Innie is aware of in regards to the work from his time exterior Lumon, perhaps he’ll no less than have the ability to assist Mark discover them. Then we may discover out what goes on down there. (I am guessing nothing good.)

4. Will we get extra Outie motion past Mark?

Final season centered virtually solely on Mark’s Outie’s life, however primarily based on the Season 2 trailer, it seems to be like we’ll be getting extra of Helly and Irving’s Outies. How will Helena Eagan deal with being the face of an organization catastrophe? By rewatching safety footage of Helly and Mark’s kiss, apparently. Appears wholesome.

In the meantime, Irving’s Outie seems to be to be making some secretive telephone calls — however who’s he contacting? Might or not it’s Burt, who pops up briefly within the trailer? On condition that Irving’s Innie confirmed as much as Burt’s place within the Season 1 finale, it looks like the pair’s Outies may very well be connecting.

The trailer does not present us what Dylan G.’s Outie is as much as, however this is hoping we see among the household he realized he had in Season 1.

5. Is Irving retiring?

One of many strangest photographs from Severance‘s Season 2 trailer is that this snapshot of a watermelon carved to appear to be Irving’s face. Might this celebratory fruit concoction be a part of a retirement celebration for Irving? It does have the identical festive, but foreboding vibes of Burt’s retirement celebration from Season 1.

As somebody who desperately does not wish to see Irving retire, although, I will provide up another choice. Possibly that is an upgraded perk for MDR workers, just like the melon bar or waffle celebration. (Hopefully one of many pretend severance reforms is eliminating the waffle events as a result of nothing says unsafe work setting like company-mandated, breakfast-themed orgies.)

6. Is reintegration on the desk this season?

Blink and you will miss a well-recognized face from Severance Season 1 within the trailer, that of ex-Lumon scientist Reghabi (Karen Aldridge). Reghabi pioneered the reintegration process, which merges Innies and Outies. Nevertheless, as we noticed with Petey (Yul Vazquez), reintegration may be deadly.

Reghabi’s presence within the trailer implies that we might even see extra reintegration this season — maybe this time on one of many core MDR workers. The main candidate is Mark, as he already is aware of about reintegration. Plus, there are some photographs within the trailer of Mark strolling round Lumon in his exterior garments, suggesting that he is recalling a few of Innie Marks’ reminiscences.

I will not rule the opposite Outies out for reintegration simply but, although, particularly Irving. Might his mysterious telephone calls be to Reghabi?

8. What is that this mild field?

One of the intriguing moments from the Severance Season 2 trailer is Outie Mark staring into a lightweight with the phrases, “who is alive?” written on it. The phrase must be tied to Innie Mark screaming “She’s alive!” after he noticed Mark and Gemma’s wedding ceremony picture. Possibly he is on the lookout for affirmation that he was truly speaking about Gemma? However what does the sunshine must do with it? Is he attempting to jog his reminiscence? Talk together with his Innie?

9. Why are the Innies exterior?

One other intriguing trailer second: The Innies are again exterior, solely this time they’re trudging by way of a winter wonderland in matching black fur coats and hats. Self-importance Honest described the second as a “field trip” for MDR — however why take the Innies on a subject journey within the first place? Is that this one other instance of Lumon’s tried reforms? Could not they’ve taken them someplace extra enjoyable, like a spa?

10. Will we get closure on the goats this season?

Excellent news: We’re getting extra goats in Severance Season 2. Even higher information: The goats get a revamped goat room all to themselves, full with sprawling grass hills, a bunch of herders, and even a person dressed as a black goat.

Additionally within the goat room? Gwendoline Christie (The Sandman, Sport of Thrones), who’s becoming a member of the forged as what seems to be like a key member of the goat division. Possibly she will be able to inform Mark and Helly simply what Lumon is doing with the goats. In all probability one thing deeply sinister, however no biggie.

11. Who’re the brand new severed workers?

Different new forged members we meet within the Severance Season 2 trailer are Alia Shawkat, Bob Balaban, and Stefano Carannante, who’re enjoying new arrivals to MDR. How will they slot in with Mark, Helly, Irving, and Dylan? What are their ideas on MDR’s tour to the skin world? And most significantly of all, can they be trusted?

12. Who’s Miss Huang and why is she a toddler?

Certainly, the strangest new character we meet within the Severance Season 2 trailer is Miss Huang (Sarah Bock), the severed ground’s new deputy supervisor. She’s additionally only a child — the one child at Lumon. (Properly, apart from the infant goats.)

So why is Miss Huang at Lumon within the first place? Is that this a part of some twisted new Lumon expertise? A really bold faculty extracurricular? No matter it’s, I want somebody to get Miss Huang out of there and provides her a traditional childhood!

Severance Season 2 premieres Jan. 17 on AppleTV+.